Sport & peace : a sociological perspective / Brian Wilson.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and index.

Part I: Introduction to the Study of Sport, Sociology, and Peace -- 1. Critiquing Sport, Transforming Sport: An Introduction to the Study of Sport, Sociology, and Peace -- Introduction: The Many Sides of Sport -- Critiquing Sport, Transforming Sport -- Linking Sport and Peace -- "Sport"' and "Peace" as Floating Signifiers -- Addressing Social Inequality: The Underlying Theme -- Looking Ahead: A Warning and an Opportunity -- 2. Theory, Sport, and Peace: Tools and Lenses for Seeing Sport in Context -- Introduction: Difference Lenses, Different Interpretations -- Different Lenses, Different Interpretations -- Seeing Sport Up-Close and In Context: Race for the Cure and Why Theory is Important -- The Questions We Ask and the Theories We Use -- Sport, Cultural Studies, and Hegemony -- Michel Foucault and Critiques of Hegemony -- An Underlying Problem and a Way Forward -- Critical Theories and Contextual Cultural Studies -- Making a Difference In and Through Sport -- Part II: Exploring the New and Old Politics of Sport and Peace -- 3. Sport, Diplomacy, and Nationalism -- Introduction: An "Old" Politics of Sport -- Introducing and Contesting "the Nation" -- Sport and Nation-Building in Divided Societies -- Reflecting on Sport, Unity, and Community -- Sport, Nationalism, and International Diplomacy -- Public Diplomacy and Serious Diplomacy -- Reflections on Sport, Diplomacy, and the Nation -- 4. Sport, Global Politics, and Peace -- Introduction: Sport, Globalization, and a Vision of the Future -- A "Global" Politics of Sport -- The Decline of the Nation: Setting the Stage for Neo-liberalism and Intensified Globalization -- Globalization and the Sociology of Sport -- Globalization, Peace, and Democracy: Contemplating the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention -- Reflections on Theory -- Other Understandings of Globalization: Looking Ahead -- Part III: Peace Activism, Peace Education, and a Sporting Praxis -- 5. Pursuing Peace From Below: Sport, Social Movements, and (Ironic) Activism -- Introduction: A History of and Opportunities for Sport-Related Activism -- Sport and Social Movements: Background -- But What Is Activism, and What Are Social Movements? -- Different Perspectives on Sport and Social Movements -- Alter-Globalization, and Sport -- Life Politics, Lifestyle Politics, and Sport -- The Success of Movements: Political Opportunity and Resource Mobilization -- Do Movements Matter?: Hegemony, Ironic Activism, and Reflections on Theory -- Looking Ahead.

6. Pursuing Praxis: Peace Education, Critical Pedagogy, and the Sociology of Sport -- Introduction: "Educated Hope" and the Influence of Paulo Freire -- Conscientization, Praxis, and the Sociology of Sport -- So What Is Peace Education? -- Sport, Cultural Studies, and Critical Pedagogy -- Some Sport-Related Critical Pedagogical Practices -- Performance and Critical (Sporting) Pedagogies -- Low Income Women, Recreation, and Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) -- Functionalism, Prevention, and a Sociological Imagination?: Exploring Sport Programs Designed to Support Underserved Youth -- An Extended Case Study of Theory Meeting Practice: The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program -- Using Theory to Link MVP with Other Strategies for Change: Sport Media and Anti-Violence Education -- Evaluating Change -- Educator and/or Public Intellectual? Reflecting on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Sociologist of Sport -- Part IV: Key Topics and Pressing Concerns in Sport and Peace: International Development, the Environment, and Media -- 7. Reflections on Intervention and Imperialism in the Sport for (International) Development and Peace Industry -- Introduction: Exploring Tensions around Sport and International Development -- Sport-in-International Development: What It Looks Like and What It Is -- Defining International Development -- "On the Ground" with Sport for Development and Peace ngos: Connecting Theory and Practice -- Remaining Cautious about SDP Work -- To Intervene or Not to Intervene -- 8. Sport, the Environment, and Peace: Debates and Myths about Carbon-Neutral Sport -- Introduction: Sport and Green Business -- Sport, Environmental Issues, and Peace: An Overview -- The Sociology of Sport and Environmental Issues -- Modernism, Sport, and Perspectives on the "Human and Non-human" Relationship -- Sustainability and the Ecological Modernist Response -- Sport, the Environment, and Neo-liberalism -- A Closer Look at Ecological Modernization and Sport: The Case of "Carbon-Neutral" Sport Events -- Reflections on Sport, the Environment, Power, and Privilege -- 9. Towards a Sport for Peace Journalism?: Problems and Possibilities in Sport Media -- Introduction: A Challenge for (Sport) Journalists and Introducing Peace Journalism -- Sport Media, Peace and Conflict: Themes in the Sociology of Sport -- What Are the Implications of Sport-War Connections? -- A Nuanced Sport Media: Some Reflections and Warnings, and a Way Forward -- Is a Sport-for-Peace Journalism Possible? -- Peace Studies, Journalism, and the Sociology of Sport: A Way Forward -- Part V: Conclusion -- 10. Six Summary Arguments and a Minor Utopian Vision -- Themes in Sport, Sociology, and Peace: A Set of Concluding Arguments -- And Where Do We Go From Here? Reflections on Social Change and Strategies to Achieve It -- Final Thoughts: Imagining and Pursuing Minor Utopias and Structural Renewal in and Around Sport.

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